Why music industry only promote mixed black girls

[rajputprincess]

there have been many extremely popular black girls in music. Rihanna is second best selling female artist ever and best selling female artist of 21 st century. But she is also mixed like all successful black girls they promote. So is Beyonce, cardi b, mariah Carey, doja cat, Alicia Keys.
All very successful but mixed.

When people say racism don't exist then they are wrong. This is example of racism existing.

They're now pushing this South African chick. Tyla and again surprised she is mixed? I know some black women. They were upset about her becoming successful. Because there are many full black woman in South Africa who make better music. But some reason this mixed chick is most successful.
This is the only kind of black women they promote. Many South African pure black female singers are better. But she is global star because of colorism and racism.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...the-pop-charts

https://issuu.com/blaqueoutmag/docs/...020/s/11237131

[Mortimer]

I have no idea really. Do you think they got promoted even if they are untalented or because they are talented? Actually it shouldnt matter if they are mixed, pure black or pure white, if they are talented right?

[rajputprincess]

I have no idea really. Do you think they got promoted even if they are untalented or because they are talented? Actually it shouldnt matter if they are mixed, pure black or pure white, if they are talented right?

Rihanna in start of her career was not able to hold a note Or dance or play a instrument. She was surrounded by all male writer/producer who were writing/producing music for her

These days. Auto tune have changed everything now you don't need to know how to sing. Auto tune fix it and don't need to write/produce either. Just buy songs from others

You literally need no talent. Many artist do lip sync.

They mostly promote girl's they deem attractive. In this colorist society you can't be dark skinned women and attractive

Look at bollywood too. They never promote women with skin type 5

Skin type 4 is darkest they go but most actress are skin type 3 with minority being skin type 4

[Mortimer]

Rihanna in start of her career was not able to hold a note Or dance or play a instrument. She was surrounded by all male writer/producer who were writing/producing music for her

These days. Auto tune have changed everything now you don't need to know how to sing. Auto tune fix it and don't need to write/produce either. Just buy songs from others

You literally need no talent. Many artist do lip sync.

They mostly promote girl's they deem attractive. In this colorist society you can't be dark skinned women and attractive

Look at bollywood too. They never promote women with skin type 5

Skin type 4 is darkest they go but most actress are skin type 3 with minority being skin type 4

But if they were full blown racist, wouldnt they promote only real white women and not mixed women? I dont know, but it seems like a "mixed bag" to me of racist and not racist.

[rajputprincess]

But if they were full blown racist, wouldnt they promote only real white women and not mixed women? I dont know, but it seems like a "mixed bag" to me of racist and not racist.

They are not racist. They're colorist.

Huge difference.
Kanye West popular producer. One of the most influential in hip hop
, Kanye West is quoted as saying: “If it wasn’t for race mixing there’d be no video girls. Me and most of our friends like mutts a lot. Yeah, in the hood they call ’em mutts.”

https://uproxx.com/music/kash-doll-producer-colorism/

Here a guy refused to sell a beat her. Unless she feature a light skin (code for mixed black women)

I recently saw a executive telling a dark skinned black girl. That she is very talented but dark skinned girls don't pop
He would have signed her. If she was light skinned

Like I said about bollywood. They refused refuse to promote a women who is darker than skin type 4 but they're not racist to indians. Because they're indian themselves

[Mortimer]

They are not racist. They're colorist.

Huge difference.
Kanye West popular producer. One of the most influential in hip hop
, Kanye West is quoted as saying: “If it wasn’t for race mixing there’d be no video girls. Me and most of our friends like mutts a lot. Yeah, in the hood they call ’em mutts.”

https://uproxx.com/music/kash-doll-producer-colorism/

Here a guy refused to sell a beat her. Unless she feature a light skin (code for mixed black women)

I recently saw a executive telling a dark skinned black girl. That she is very talented but dark skinned girls don't pop
He would have signed her. If she was light skinned

Like I said about bollywood. They refused refuse to promote a women who is darker than skin type 4 but they're not racist to indians. Because they're indian themselves

Ok I understand, maybe they reall think lighter skin is more beautiful, doesnt hold true for me, i just as much enjoy very dark skin, i have no problem with the darkest skin colors which exist on earth.

[rajputprincess]

But if they were full blown racist, wouldnt they promote only real white women and not mixed women? I dont know, but it seems like a "mixed bag" to me of racist and not racist.

South Indians movies. Literally import women from North.
Because they also only promote women with skin type 3 and skin type 4 but since that skin type is rare in South. They just import

This is colorism. I am talking about

Most actress in South Indian movies are North indians

[rajputprincess]

Ok I understand, maybe they reall think lighter skin is more beautiful, doesnt hold true for me, i just as much enjoy very dark skin, i have no problem with the darkest skin colors which exist on earth.

Mortimer. You need to understand colorism

A light skinned girl like Rihanna can get contract despite not knowing how to hold a note, how to write/produce music . Just because she is beautiful

But a dark skinned black women can know how to dance, have extremely beautiful voice + know how to write/produce music.. But still struggle to get contract

[Tooting Carmen]

Yes, colourism can often be a bigger problem than racism proper. When activists such as Robin DiAngelo say that Whites cannot be victims of racism they are only partly correct: while racism can produce any kind of victim and any kind of perpetrator, colourism specifically is about favouring lighter skin over darker skin.

[Blondie]

Cuz they are much better looking than pure blooded black girls. White blood makes you better looking